Use the word defence in a sentence

Here you can find a large assortment of example sentences for the word defence, or in other words sentences that can help you learn how to use defence in a sentence. Learning how to use a word in a sentences can be very helpful, for example when it comes to learning how to use the word in a sentence, in which context the word can be used as well as to learn the true meaning of the word «defence».

Synonyms for defence

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What’s the Difference Between Defense and Defence?

Defense and defence are two alternate spellings of the same word.

Defense is a noun that means to protect against harm. This spelling is most common in American English.

• The Omaha tribe planned a defense against the European invaders.

Defence has the same meaning but is most common in British English.

• The knights prepared a defence of the castle against the attacking French military.

Now, let’s go over a few ways to use these words in English.

Using Defense in a Sentence

When to use defense: Defense is the American spelling of a noun that means a resistance against attack or harm.

For example,

• One of the best defenses against lung cancer is to avoid cigarette smoke.
• The soccer team has a good offense but a poor defense. The goalie misses almost every time.

There are several idioms that use defense:

• the Nuremberg defense: to claim innocence in a crime because one was just following orders
  • Many military leaders who were guilty of genocide tried to use the Nuremberg defense to say that they shouldn’t be responsible for doing what their superiors told them to do.
• the best defense is a good offense: the best way to avoid having the other team score a goal is to first score a goal on the other team
  • Despite having weak defenders, the soccer team won many games because of their strong forwards. I guess it’s true what they say about the best defense being a good offense.
• to spring to one’s defense: to rush to protect someone, especially against rumors
  • I think our boss is embezzling money from the company, but I can’t mention it in front of her secretary. The secretary always springs to the boss’s defense.

Just as defense has an alternate spelling with c, so does offense, its opposite.

Using Defence in a Sentence

When to use defence: Defence has the exact same meaning and grammatical rules as defense. The only difference is that this spelling is more common in British English.

For example,

• If the Queen of England were ever in any danger, many British citizens would rush to her defence.
• The defence of an island, like that of the United Kingdom, is different than that of a landlocked country.

Defence occurs in the same idioms and expressions as defense. The only difference is that this spelling occurs in British English, meaning the United Kingdom and most countries that speak English or were at one point ruled by Britain.

Remembering Defense vs. Defence

Although these words have the same meaning, you should still use the standard spelling that your readers are expecting.

You can use the spelling of defense to remember that this version is preferred in the United States. Both defense and the United States contain the letter s.

Alternatively, you can think of the word fence within defence. The sport of fencing originated in the United Kingdom long before it appeared in the United States. This can remind you that the spelling with c is the preferred spelling in Britain.

Outside Examples

• Gales thrived on offense and defense as the Warhawks defeated the Bulldogs 15-0 in a nonconference game at Waukegan. –Chicago Tribune
• Boko Haram fighters entered villages in the Nganzai area on Wednesday, slitting throats and using guns to kill at least 15 people while injuring two others, said Modu Jialta, a member of a local self-defense group. –New York Post
• “I want to thank the Australian Defence Force, and the crew of the HMAS Melville in particular, for their assistance in the search and recovery effort of our MV-22 that went down off the coast of Australia,” Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson of the Marine Expeditionary Force‎ said in a statement Monday. –USA Today
• Total military spending by Western Europe last year grew for the first time since 2009, according to Jane’s Defence Budgets Report, an industry publication. –LA Times

Quiz: Defence vs. Defense

Instructions: Fill in the blank with the correct word, defence or defense in the correct form.

• We’ll need lots of guns and some knives for our _____________ against the zombies here in New York City.
• Many of citizens of London have special clothing designed to be waterproof as a ___________ against the rain.
• There are many poisonous animals here in Australia, so you must always be on the _____________, even checking your shoes for spiders.

See answers below.

Article Summary

Should I use defense or defence? Although both of these words are correct, you should use the preferred spelling for whatever country you and your readers live in.

• Defense is the American spelling, so use this when writing in America, or for an American audience.
• Defence is the British spelling, so use this when writing for an audience in the United Kingdom or any other English speaking country that is not America.

Using the preferred spelling for your country will make your writing easier to understand for your readers.

Answers

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Antonym: offence, prosecution. Similar words: sit on the fence, deference, defend, defense, defender, defensive, defendant, indefensible. Meaning: [dɪ’fens]  n. 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring 3. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively 4. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack 5. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions 6. the justification for some act or belief 7. a structure used to defend against attack 8. a defendant’s answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him 9. military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 10. protection from harm. 

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not a hope of getting off, but Stephen did his best to come up with a defence

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across the drive, acting as a second line of defence, a reserve trench, behind which he

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formulating a defence for these two” said Fred

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Why hadn’t Nikos taken control? Why hadn’t he said something in my defence? I stumbled across the square and found a recess in a wall from where they could be watched in safety

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’ Mickey said quickly, ‘It was self defence

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He felt he had got the measure of the Reserve Defence Training

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bolster the defence when needed

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based at the Reserve Defence Training Establishment

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He has no defence

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‘They can’t find any injuries except the knife wounds to her arms and hands – and those aren’t serious, little more than scratches really – defence wounds, they reckon

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their intake would cease to be trainees at the Reserve Defence

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justify killing him in defence of you

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’ Jean was reasonably happy with his defence,

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In his defence, I

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Monopoly, besides, is a great enemy to good management, which can never be universally established, but in consequence of that free and universal competition which forces every body to have recourse to it for the sake of self defence

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defence I have – and that would be bad for you

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At the age of 16 he was called up to the South African Defence Force and although many of his friends are now dead, he counts among the survivors various soldiers, gunrunners and warlords

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endeavours for defence the members of the

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The protection, security, and defence, of the commonwealth, the effect of their labour this year, will not purchase its protection, security, and defence, for the year to come

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the defence with own forces, because, in the

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It is upon this account, however, that the carrying trade has been supposed peculiarly advantageous to such a country as Great Britain, of which the defence and security depend upon the number of its sailors and shipping

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Speaking of the ideal republic described in the laws of Plato, to maintain 5000 idle men (the number of warriors supposed necessary for its defence), together with their women and servants, would require, he says, a territory of boundless extent and fertility, like the plains of Babylon

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These last were composed chiefly of the proprietors of lands, among whom the public territory was originally divided, and who found it convenient to build their houses in the neighbourhood of one another, and to surround them with a wall, for the sake of common defence

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They were generally at the same time erected into a commonalty or corporation, with the privilege of having magistrates and a town-council of their own, of making bye-laws for their own government, of building walls for their own defence, and of reducing all their inhabitants under a sort of military discipline, by obliging them to watch and ward; that is, as anciently understood, to guard and defend those walls against all attacks and surprises, by night as well as by day

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Those whom the law could not protect, and who were not strong enough to defend themselves, were obliged either to have recourse to the protection of some great lord, and in order to obtain it, to become either his slaves or vassals; or to enter into a league of mutual defence for the common protection of one another

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The inhabitants of cities and burghs, considered as single individuals, had no power to defend themselves; but by entering into a league of mutual defence with their neighbours, they were capable of making no contemptible resistance

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By granting them magistrates of their own, the privilege of making bye-laws for their own government, that of building walls for their own defence, and that of reducing all their inhabitants under a sort of military discipline, he gave them all the means of security and independency of the barons which it was in his power to bestow

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Without the establishment of some regular government of this kind, without some authority to compel their inhabitants to act according to some certain plan or system, no voluntary league of mutual defence could either have afforded them any permanent security, or have enabled them to give the king any considerable support

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But I will say this in my defence; the spirit is strong, but the flesh is weak

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In those ancient times, he was little more than the greatest proprietor in his dominions, to whom, for the sake of common defence against their common enemies, the other great proprietors paid certain respects

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Maybe she’s jealous of us,” Zarko said in defence, trying to think of something to say that would convince Helez of his innocence

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As defence, however, is of much more importance than opulence, the act of navigation is, perhaps, the wisest of all the commercial regulations of England

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Some privileges which had been granted them, not by treaty, but by the free grace of that crown, at the solicitation, indeed, it is probable, and in return for much greater favours, defence and protection from the crown of Great Britain, had been either infringed or revoked

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Had the king of Portugal submitted to those ignominious terms which his brother-in-law the king of Spain proposed to him, Britain would have been freed from a much greater inconveniency than the loss of the Portugal trade, the burden of supporting a very weak ally, so unprovided of every thing for his own defence, that the whole power of England, had it been directed to that single purpose, could scarce, perhaps, have defended him for another campaign

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The Eng1ish colonists have never yet contributed any thing towards the defence of the mother country, or towards the support of its civil government

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The most important part of the expense of government, indeed, that of defence and protection, has constantly fallen upon the mother country

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The European colonies of America have never yet furnished any military force for the defence of the mother country

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The military force has never yet been sufficient for their own defence; and in the different wars in which the mother countries have been engaged, the defence of their colonies has generally occasioned a very considerable distraction of the military force of those countries

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In the exclusive trade, it is supposed, consists the great advantage of provinces, which have never yet afforded either revenue or military force for the support of the civil government, or the defence of the mother country

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If we would know the amount of the whole, we must add to the annual expense of this peace establishment, the interest of the sums which, in consequence of their considering her colonies as provinces subject to her dominion, Great Britain has, upon different occasions, laid out upon their defence

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The colony assemblies, besides, cannot be supposed the proper judges of what is necessary for the defence and support of the whole empire

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The care of that defence and support is not entrusted to them

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What is necessary for the defence and support of the whole empire, and in what proportion each part ought to contribute, can be judged of only by that assembly which inspects and super-intends the affairs of the whole empire

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In the attacks which those leading men are continually making upon the importance of one another, and in the defence of their own, consists the whole play of domestic faction and ambition

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They have rejected, therefore, the proposal of being taxed by parliamentary requisition, and, like other ambitious and high-spirited men, have rather chosen to draw the sword in defence of their own importance

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Almost every individual of the governing party in America fills, at present, in his own fancy, a station superior, not only to what he had ever filled before, but to what he had ever expected to fill; and unless some new object of ambition is presented either to him or to his leaders, if he has the ordinary spirit of a man, he will die in defence of that station

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The greater part of the citizens, or those who governed the greater part of them, fought in defence of their own importance, which, they foresaw, was to be at an end whenever the ancient government should be re-established

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When such a nation goes to war, the warriors will not trust their herds and flocks to the feeble defence of their old men, their women and children; and their old men, their women and children, will not be left behind without defence, and without subsistence

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An industrious, and, upon that account, a wealthy nation, is of all nations the most likely to be attacked ; and unless the state takes some new measure for the public defence, the natural habits of the people render them altogether incapable of defending themselves

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In these circumstances, there seem to be but two methods by which the state can make any tolerable provision for the public defence

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When a civilized nation depends for its defence upon a militia, it is at all times exposed to be conquered by any barbarous nation which happens to be in its neighbourhood

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In modern times, many different causes contribute to render the defence of the society more expensive

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instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all

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Commercially sponsored space agencies were bound by a strict code; their only defence might lay in the mission contract

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The protection of trade, in general, has always been considered as essential to the defence of the commonwealth, and, upon that account, a necessary part of the duty of the executive power

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Their private interest is connected with the prosperity of the general trade of the company, and with the maintenance of the forts and garrisons which are necessary for its defence

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Any committee-man might be removed by the board of trade and plantations, now by a committee of council, after being heard in his own defence

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In the extent of its dominion consists, in a great measure, the pride and dignity of that power ; and it is not very likely to fail in attention to what is necessary for the defence of that dominion

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I am just going now to post men on the other roofs to give us control of the high ground and an all round defence capability as per the Captains orders

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This presented a nightmare for us but was ideal for the Turks who had set up their defence there and knew the area well and were hiding out there waiting for us to come on

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”You’re not wrong mate this is a better defence than I ever faced playing for the Rovers I don’t think we will get very far against this

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In the present times, indeed, that martial spirit alone, and unsupported by a well-disciplined standing army, would not, perhaps, be sufficient for the defence and security of any society

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Even though the martial spirit of the people were of no use towards the defence of the society, yet, to prevent that sort of mental mutilation,

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In this respect, the teachers of a new religion have always had a considerable advantage in attacking those ancient and established systems, of which the clergy, reposing themselves upon their benefices, had neglected to keep up the fervour of faith and devotion in the great body of the people; and having given themselves up to indolence, were become altogether incapable of making any vigorous exertion in defence even of their own establishment

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It was thus that the Roman catholic clergy called upon the civil magistrate to persecute the protestants, and the church of England to persecute the dissenters; and that in general every religious sect, when it has once enjoyed, for a century or two, the security of a legal establishment, has found itself incapable of making any vigorous defence against any new sect which chose to attack its doctrine or discipline

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advantage, they have the man who was working on our best defence strategy

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The revenue of every established church, such parts of it excepted as may arise from particular lands or manors, is a branch, it ought to be observed, of the general revenue of the state, which is thus diverted to a purpose very different from the defence of the state

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tax, which puts it out of the power of the proprietors of land to contribute so largely towards the defence of the state as they otherwise might be able to do

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program for me and build a defence

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Worst of all, it was stupid naivety that had allowed him to build a defence for the only software weapon that

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“How dare you turn up dressed that way I’ve a good mind to have you slung in a cell and brought up on charges? Well what have you got to say in your defence and it had better be good?” I could feel the black mood begin to descend on me but I thought careful you could be shot for clouting a fucking wind bag like this Captain so I said

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The war having been undertaken, it was said, in defence of the trade of the country, the merchants, who were to profit by it, ought to contribute towards the support of it

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defence against it, a barrier that isolates him from aggressive software, a kind of digital condom

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comes necessary for the defence of the state ; and consequently, a revenue three or four times greater than the peace revenue

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But the moment in which war begins, or rather the moment in which it appears likely to begin, the army must be augmented, the fleet must be fitted out, the garrisoned towns must be put into a posture of defence; that army, that fleet, those garrisoned towns, must be furnished with arms, ammunition, and provisions

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Let us return to a place of greater defence

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That public debt has been contracted in the defence, not of Great Britain alone, but of all the different provinces of the empire

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The immense debt contracted in the late war in particular, and a great part of that contracted in the war before, were both properly contracted in defence of America

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The military establishment which she maintains for her own defence in time of peace, is more moderate than that of any European state, which can pretend to rival her either in wealth or in power

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This constant expense in time of peace, though very great, is insignificant in comparison with what the defence of the colonies has cost us in time of war

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If the colonies, notwithstanding their refusal to submit to British taxes, are still to be considered as provinces of the British empire, their defence, in some future war, may cost Great Britain as great an expense as it ever has done in any former war

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Torin told him such shields would be necessary as a last defence against Souljhin blades

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” The Whitten Hold farmers were descended from the people of Aldereithellen, a kingdom that was once known as the strongest defence against the Shadow

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The rest of the camp was a scene of men and women going about their business, or following strict orders, servants bustling left and right with arms burdened with bundles, armoured soldiers marching in small groups carrying swords or shields towards the outer defence lines, Alit’aren strolling with an air of pride and dignity, often trailed by a host of Ael Tarael like motherly foxes patrolling after potentially rabid wolves

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Most of the Nordics were already mounted and forming a defence around the campsite

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‘We understand you have been compromised but we need to know the codes for the defence platform, or at least access to communicate with one of your team

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“The trial date is set for July 15th and Lt Howarth here will be your defence advocate the Court Martial will be held at Divisional HQ Querrieu

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” I thought that’s right fill me with confidence you fucking posh idiot and then I realised that he was my defence council and knew I was doomed and I very nearly laughed out loud

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“Well we must prepare for the Courts Martial and put some kind of defence together but what that is going to be I don’t know yet the thing is at the moment your looking at the death penalty make no mistake about that

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‘Don’t you think it’s odd that the entire coalition defence council has ratified this war? No objections of any member – how can that be?’

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The immortals were mostly Nordics; however, as Charkel was a Nordic province with over twenty thousand immortal families spread throughout the region, mostly farmers though some were of noble blood and most of the male farmers were also listed in the defence forces for Charkel

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In a press conference US Defence secretary Jerome Malchom spoke to an international media gathering, with over a hundred lenses and mikes focused on him

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The defence grid network had now reinitialized

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The other side were now poised to strike with the big one – and who could question their entitlement to do just that? Smaller Russian defence installations had already been targeted, with much loss of small-scale hardware, including stealth fighter drones, and neutron warheads

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This will enable a complete sharing of resources including our high capacity defence grid and maximum yield armaments

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He wasn’t sure why he’d leapt to Kiri’s defence, and now he felt painfully aware of his erratic actions

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The Nordics consider themselves the first defence against the Shadow and his minions

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His only defence: his imagination

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But then as soon as contact could be established, if only for a test itself, it would immediately be detected by the system, and then adapt its defence with some unusual quirk

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It was no surprise that the Darangi would have some kind of defence against even the most extreme infiltration methods

Opposition parties on Monday urged Defence Minister Joe Modise to furnish Parliament with the full reasons for defence secretary ❋ Unknown (1998)

Defence Minister Joe Modise was not yet in control of the affairs of the Department of Defence, defence secretary Pierre ❋ Unknown (1997)

Defence Minister Ronnie Kasrils together with the secretary of defence and the defence force chief would ensure that corporate decisions and guidelines were implemented. ❋ Unknown (1996)

But if he repels the violence in a moderate way, it will be a lawful defence: for according to the Civil and Canon Laws it is allowable _to repel force by force with the moderation of a blameless defence_. ❋ Joseph Rickaby (1888)

Defence Secretary Robert … defence secretary Robert Gates began meetings aimed at persuading the country defence secretary Robert Gates that it can’t launch any new offensives against militants for six months to a ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bob Ainsworth: The New Defence SecretaryWhen you think things couldn’t get worse this joker gets the defence secretary job. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A sequence that led to only 10 points being taken from 11 matches before the turn of the year, a period in which Frank Lampard, John Terry, Michael Essien and Alex were absent and Didier Drogba played despite suffering from malaria, wrecked their title defence and effectively reduced them to a pursuit of second place. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Their title defence hogs the focus, the sporting director, Frank Arnesen, is serving his notice period and the manager’s own future will be determined only when the league campaign has concluded. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Ashley Young could have been forgiven a certain giddiness, his signature still wet on a five-year contract at Manchester United with a title defence and Champions League football to come. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Justin Rose, who won last year’s Memorial tournament by two shots, launched his title defence with an opening 71. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Their main defence is to exude a toxic oily secretion when they feel threatened. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Another domestic area that we have to be concerned with in defence is search and rescue. ❋ Unknown (1994)

In the military field, the importance of unity in defence is apparent in various parts of the world and the Commonwealth countries have led the way in strengthening their defences by uniting in various regional alliances. ❋ Unknown (1958)

In Hobart, South Australia face a Tasmania side desperate for a win to get their title defence back on track. ❋ Unknown (2011)

De Gea’s faux pas, which allowed Shane Long to mark his West Bromwich Albion debut with a goal, was not the only worrying sight for Sir Alex Ferguson on an afternoon when United began their title defence with a hard-fought victory. ❋ Stuart James (2011)

He decided to call time on his title defence at the 174km mark of the timed special in a race in which, despite his mechanical gremlins, he still managed to post the fastest times in the second and seventh stages. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Ange Postecoglou … the Brisbane Roar coach knows a title defence will be tough. ❋ Unknown (2011)

United begin their title defence at West Brom on Sunday having spent 60 million Euros on three new signings — David De Gea, Ashley Young and Phil Jones. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Borthwick responded to his international disappointment by helping Sarries produce an outstanding finish to the domestic season, which culminated in victory over Leicester Tigers in the Premiership final at Twickenham, and the Vicarage Road club kick off their title defence at the same stadium in the London Double Header against London Wasps on Saturday. ❋ Chris Jones (2011)

Hey [Kristen] the [Seahawks] are about to score a touchdown
Kristen : [DEFENCE] DEFENCE!! ❋ JCQ (2007)

Hey [Kristen] the [Seahawks] are about to score a touchdown
Kristen : [DEFENCE] DEFENCE!! ❋ JCQ (2007)

When your dinner companions order [spoons] so they can eat your [pudding], you know it is time to order a [defence pudding]. ❋ The Waltonator (2010)

It was [a cake] [walk]. I [stomped] all over him with his Lint defence. ❋ Iw80 (2010)

Guy 1: «Aww, Maaan! Have you seen the new girl on [reception]? The most amazing [frontage] you ever man!!»
Guy 2: «Jeez! No dude. She totally [flawed] me with The Cleavage Defence.»
Guy 1: «Yeah, she’s a professional man.» ❋ GabrielDertzer (2010)

Person A: Oh, man, I just killed [2 dozen] people. There were over 50 witnesses. My shirt was off and everyone saw my tattoo that says «My name is [Jeffrey Dahmer]». What should I do?
Person B: Say it wasn’t you.
Person A: Oh, [the Shaggy Defence]…hadn’t thought of that. ❋ ExperimentalFilm (2009)

[Hunter] is come! [Quick] Loltruck Defence or we are [die]! ❋ Loltruck (2008)

‘I drank one of [Rob’s] bottles of wine. I intend to use the [Merthyr] [defence] — wasn’t nailed down, was it? ❋ The Moai (2005)

«Man [holly] [krull] is always using boob defence.» -Jana
«yeah, she must be the [dumbest] person i know.» -Erick ❋ Jana Boatman (2008)

Fight to the last man and the last [bullet] for [Greater] [Germany]. ❋ Maiden (2004)

defence — перевод на русский

/dɪˈfɛns/

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Sentence Examples

But this time we have an operative… inside the Ministry of defence.

We’ve had reports there’s a spy in the Ministry of defence.

May I present to you my spy in the Ministry of defence…

But there it breaks in like a wolf into the flock and robs us of our wives and kidnaps our daughters and without defence, without help…

Did not the son of the deceased speak in her defence?

Counsel for the defence portrays the accused as a persecuted innocent I call her Pandora, because she brought evil upon Dr. Sch├Ân

The arguments of the defence do not sway me.

«She will testify — it was self-defence — she will testify!»

If you are convinced that the defence represents the facts, it is your duty to release the accused.

The defence argues that there is a possibility that she could have acted under a fit or something like that.

Surely it is clear that in the evidence for the defence the medical expert put forward the following theory:

of course, from the court balls she’s a charming lady our positions on the river Weistritz will be prepared for defence

Is that agreeable to the defence?

My client begs the permission of the court… to question the defence witness herself.

The jury in weighing the evidence will bear in mind the defence‘s warning.

defence is ready for the next witness.

You see a very brilliant agent of a certain foreign power… is on the point of obtaining a secret vital to your air defence.

But surely, surely, you can’t expect to face an English jury with such a defence.

Professor, whom have you decided to retain for your defence?

Sounds very much to me as if you were trying to build up your own defence… if you’ll forgive my saying so.

That was just self-defence.

«You know it was self defence.

Here’s one defence you’re gonna hear.

Listen to the words of her defence.

The defence takes the floor.

Father’s property destroyed for defence fortifications on the Swiss-Italian border.

-He fired first anyway it was self-defence.

Oh, his defence is brilliant…

And, Marshal, it might be better if you dropped this role of attorney for the defence

If it please the court, the defence has full confidence in Mr Osborne… in spite of the fact that he once was accused of stealing a horse.

The defence can prove by three witnesses… that Rigby and his men were on the Dalton farm.

You had a perfect self-defence plea.

As I was saying, the first lesson to be derived from this present war is the futility of a stationary defence.

The first lesson to be derived from this present war is the futility of stationary defence.

And the night before you took command of the Southern Cross… did you or did you not talk to King Cutler… this same man who is now conducting your defence?

Capt. Stuart, there are other able skippers with ships in Rotten Row… but you were the first to stand in defence of the pirate wreckers that haunt these Keys.

We’ve been sent along to put the village in a state of general defence.

Have you worked out a plan of defence?

that we, surely trusting in Thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries.

Self defence, of course, and all that goes with it.

Then let whoever has to clear them up, clear them up While we’re clearing up the ground around the defence plants, for buildings.

From aerial reconnaissance, from the interrogation of prisoners and from the information of our patrols it appears that the enemy is organising a defence in front of and behind the village.

In defence of their country and in order to bring the light of truth and justice, even to the land of the enemy.

Our first task is to organise the defence of the island against any attempts at an invasion.

Does the defence have anything to say?

In cases of defence, ’tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.